• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Avalon Beach Pickleball Association Inc.

Organisation and promotion of the sport of pickleball

  • Home
  • Play
    • First Timers
    • Non-Members
    • Join OpenSports
      • Weekly Schedule
    • Pickleball Paddles
      • Used Paddle Market Place
    • Club Grading
    • Hosting
    • Coaching
    • Competitions
      • SPECIAL EVENTS
        • Australia Day 2024
        • Olympickles 2024
        • Woy Woy Social Play – November 2024
    • Rules & Scoring
    • Safety & Etiquette
    • Pickleball Videos
  • Our Club
    • Medical Emergencies
    • Our Mission
    • Committees
    • Policies
    • Documents
    • Venues
    • Sponsorship
      • Our Sponsors
      • Sponsorship Benefits
      • Become a Sponsor
    • FAQ
    • Links
  • Membership
    • Join our Club
    • Membership Benefits
    • Your Club Grade
  • SHOP
    • Ladies Shirts
    • Mens Shirts
    • Caps
    • Pickleballs
    • Paddles etc.
      • Six Zero Paddles
  • Gallery
    • Photos
      • Christmas Party – 2024
    • Videos
  • News
    • In The Media
    • Newsletters
    • Blog
  • Contact

First Timers

Never played pickleball? Our Club requires all newbies to attend an introductory pickleball lesson plus at least one Supervised Beginner session before being allowed to book into a regular session. Our Club expects this so that you learn to play the correct way and to avoid disruption to our regular sessions.

Five Tips for Avoiding Pickleball Injuries

Introductory Lessons at Avalon Beach (outdoors)

Lessons run by ABPA

We have placed our introductory lessons on hold, because our Club has reached maximum capacity. It is likely that the lessons will resume in late July. If you would like to be wait listed for a lesson, please email mail@avalonbeachpickleball.org.au.

75 minute lessons. The fee is $30. These lessons are for people who have every intention of joining our Club. When you join ABPA, you will receive a $20 playing fee credit through OpenSports.

The lessons are held on the outdoor courts at Avalon Beach (Barrenjoey Road). All bookings for lessons and regular playing sessions are done through OpenSports. If you would like to book a lesson, please join our Avalon OpenSports group. Available lessons:

No lessons scheduled at present.

What happens next?

After joining, it is likely that you’ll be required to book into a Supervised Beginner session. Supervised Beginner sessions are held indoors at the Avalon Recreation Centre most Saturday afternoons 2 – 4PM. The programme aims to ensure that Beginners have the confidence and skills needed to fully participate in regular sessions.

After you have attended a Supervised Beginner session, for insurance reasons, you are required to apply for membership before being allowed to book into regular sessions.

You can apply for membership of Avalon Beach Pickleball Association here: https://membership.avalonbeachpickleball.org.au/membership. Once the Committee has approved your application and you have paid the prorated annual fee, your name will be entered into the Register of Members.

You will need to join OpenSports (free) to book into each pickleball session. We use OpenSports to organise player numbers and attendance. Please follow these instructions to join OpenSports: https://avalonbeachpickleball.org.au/join-opensports/. It is important that you book in each time you want to play.

Unless you have been told otherwise by a member of the Grading Committee, you may only book into regular sessions which are for “ALL GRADES” or “INTERMEDIATE & BELOW” until you are upgraded to Intermediate.

Learn the basic rules of the game and how to score on our website: https://avalonbeachpickleball.org.au/pickleball-rules-and-scoring/.

Primary Sidebar

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Our Sponsors

Aveo is Australia’s premier retirement living provider.
McGrath
Right At Home - In Home Care & Assistance
Johnson Bros Mitre 10 logo

Newsletter

Get the latest ABPA pickleball news ....

Recent Posts

  • Playing the Blame Game
  • Make pickleball great (again)! Why you should play this tremendous sport.
  • Choosing a Pickleball Paddle
  • Pickleball at Avalon Beach
  • Pickleball “Team Building” Afternoon

Blog Categories

  • General
  • Health Benefits
  • Pickleball Equipment

Footer

Home
Pickleball Venues
Join OpenSports
What is Pickleball?
Pickleball Equipment
Rules & Scoring
Become a Member
FAQ
Contact Us
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

News

Get the latest ABPA pickleball news ....
Play pickleball at beautiful Avalon Beach, SYDNEY, NSW, Australia

All are welcome at our friendly club on the Northern Beaches of Sydney!

Avalon pickleball logo

Copyright © 2025 - Avalon Beach Pickleball Association Inc. - ABN 73449149516